Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Randal W. Smith Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: Cold War
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: 32nd Armored Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Armored Division; 6th Cavalry Brigade (Air Combat); 49th Armored Division; 40th Infantry Division; 185th Armor Regiment, 40th Infantry Division (Mechanized)
- Location of Service: Fort Knox, Kentucky; Germany; Fort Rucker, Alabama; Fort Hood, Texas; California
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/102829
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About this Item
Title
- Randal W. Smith Collection
Names
- Fabian Saldano
- Jayda Nunley
- Sullivan, Ethan
- McNerney, Jerry
- Smith, Randal W.
- U.S. House of Representatives/Jerry McNerney
Home State
- California
Headings
- - Smith, Randal W.
- - Cold War -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army.
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Race
- White
Status
- veteran
Service History
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Cold War
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: 32nd Armored Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Armored Division; 6th Cavalry Brigade (Air Combat); 49th Armored Division; 40th Infantry Division; 185th Armor Regiment, 40th Infantry Division (Mechanized)
- Location of Service: Fort Knox, Kentucky; Germany; Fort Rucker, Alabama; Fort Hood, Texas; California
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Dates of Service: 1976-2001
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran also served in the 49th Aviation Brigade, 503rd Combat Aviation Battalion; 17th Cavalry Regiment; Army Reserve; 1st Training Brigade; 41st Company, 4th Battalion, US Army Aviation Center; Texas Army National Guard; and California Army National Guard. The veteran served as a tank commander, helicopter crew chief, senior line chief, and was an honor graduate from the US Army Helicopter Repair School.
Materials
- Video: Flash Drive [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2015-11-07; 2015-11-20)
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2015-11-07; 2016)
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Reference copy (collected 2015-11-07; 2016)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/102829
Cite as
- Randal W. Smith Collection (AFC/2001/001/102829), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
Service Unit
- 185th Armor Regiment
- 32nd Armored Regiment
- 3rd Armored Division
- 3rd Brigade
- 40th Infantry Division
- 40th Infantry Division (Mechanized)
- 49th Armored Division
- 6th Cavalry Brigade (Air Combat)